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E. M. BUECHELE.

VENTILATING MEANS FOR CORN CRIBS.

APPLICATION EILED IULY 22. ms.

1,306,401. Patented June 10, 1919.

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ELI M. BuEcnELnoF BL-ACKHAWK COUNTY, IOWA.

VENTILATING MEANSFOR CORN-CRIBS.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELI M. BUEoHnLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and aresident of Blackhawk county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ventilating Means for CornCribs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ventilating devices, and particularly to contrivances for aerat-- ing ear corn in corn-cribs, and the objectof my improvement is to supply easily assembled and removable means for efiecting proper aerating of the cornin a crib or in closure, by stationing pairs of division-devices in the inclosure in such a manner as to furnish air-passages extending through the mass of the corn to convey air-currents thereinto and therethrough to thoroughly and evenly dry out the ears.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and I claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a horizontal section of a corn-crib, showing my improved ventilating means installed therein, and Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the corn-crib, showing said means in elevation therein. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective detail view, showing the assen1- bled parts and supports of a pair of the foldable division-devices. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail perspective views of portions of endspacing means for said division-devices, being different forms of the same. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view, partially in section, of some of the slats and the associated parts of the device.

In said drawings, similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts through out the several views.

The numeral 12 denotes a corn-crib of a well-known type of construction, having a floor 14, corner uprights supporting longitudinal beams 13, and roofed as shown, the building having the usual creviced walls.

My improved ventilating means comprises cross-beams 1 positioned across the interior Specification of LettersPatent. Patented J 11 10, 1919,

Application filed July 22, 1918. Serial No. 246,031.

pair of like bodies or hangers, each made up of a plurality of horizontal spaced parallel strips 9, linked together near each end. by twisted Wires or cords 6, so as to be foldable or so as to be rolled up when taken down. These division-devices are provided with hooks 3 engaging other hooks 2 on the opposite sides of the beam 1 over and between their upper ends, whereby said devices are suspended in spaced relation from the beam. I employ spacing-means for holding said pairs of division-devices in spaced relation so as to not be pressed together yieldingly bythe weight of corn deposited on either side thereof. The spacing-means consists of a vertical plank 7 having blocks 8 fastened on one side in vertical spaced relation, there being as many blocks as slats or strips 9, so that when the plank 7 is positioned with its back against the inner faces of the ends of the strips 9 on the same side, the blocks 8 will contact with the opposite strips in the other division-device of the pair.

A hook 5 on the upper end of the plank 7 is detachably engaged with a hook 4 on the under side of the beam 1, whereby said plank is suspended, and serves to space the two division devices apart preventing collapsing.

Because of the vertical spacing of the blocks '8 and of the horizontal strips 9, aircurrents may enter the interspace of each pair of said division-devices without hindrance, whence it is distributed among the interstices of ears of corn filling the spaces between the several pairs of said devices, and insuring adequate ventilation of the corn with quick and even drying thereof. While I have shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the division-devices of less width than the interior width of the crib 12, yet they may be made longer to entirely traverse the crib, but when arranged as shown, the relatively thin deposit of corn between their ends and the crib walls will not prevent passage of air-currents to said devices for distribution thence through the mass of the corn.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modified form of the spacing-body 10, which has a plurality of small orifices 11 traversing it horizontally to permit the passage of air therethrough, the body or beam 10 serving alone as spacing means for the pair of division-devices between which it is placed, and being suspended in the manner above described.

It is to be understood that my device may be considerably varied without departing from the scope. of the invention. For in stance each division-device may be of rigid instead of foldable or collapsible construction, and made of Wire-meshed fabric, or other intersticed materials, and the divisiondevices may be otherwise supported, it being the intent of my invention to provide passages extending into and through the mass of corn, to evenly distribute the aircurrents and thus properly dry out the corn.

These division devices are inexpensive to construct, are easily set up and as easily removed;

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: p

1. In ventilating means of the character described, supporting-means, flexible division-devices supported detachably in spaced pairs on said supporting-means, and spacingbodies mounted detachably between the members of said pairs and both the divisiondevices and the spacing-bodies provided with a plurality of openings.

2. In ventilating means of the character described, supporting-means, flexible division-devices supported detachably in spaced copies of this patent may be obtained for pairs on said supporting-means, and separated spacing bloeks supported detachably on said supporting-means for spacing the members of each pair of division-devices from each other.

3. In ventilating means of the character described, an elevated cross-beam, a pair of like division-devices detachably suspended on opposite sides thereof in spaced relation,

each device being formed'of a plurality of spaced horizontalslats connected flexibly together, and spacing means closing'the ends of the interspace' of said devices and detachably suspended from said cross-beam,- each spacingmeans' having a plurality of orifices ELI? M. BUEGHELE;

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